finished my lever

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi William,
Let me see if I have this correct.
You have a knob end that you  turned yourself, epoxied onto a steel 3/8"
round 8" shaft.
The shaft you threaded with a tapered 1/8" pipe thread and used a Coleman
20% head and # ? Watkanabe tip.
How close did I come?
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William R. Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:00 AM
Subject: finished my lever


> Hi All,
>
> Just thought I'd show you the end result.  This is the tuning lever I made
a
> while back and inquired about what everyone uses for finishing tool
handles.
> I went with a Danish Oil finish in the end (tried varnish, lacquer, poly).
> I learned many of the finer points of both making this type of handle as
> well as different finishing techniques.  Very fun, and, I love my new
lever.
> Birds Eye Maple and Walnut - shore is pretty.  The pictures just don't do
> justice.  Titanium shaft BTW.
>
> A note on the Danish Oil: on first application, I was not excited with the
> way it looked, but after a month of use, am very pleased with the feel,
and
> sheen that it has taken on.  Woodworking is fun!
>
> William R. Monroe
>